7849198

System, Method and Article of Manufacture for Utilizing an Interface Client in an Interface Roaming Network Framework

PublishedDecember 7, 2010
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Patent Claims
18 claims

Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.

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1. A method for utilizing a wireless device and a plurality of interface clients in an interface roaming network for communicating content to a user via said wireless device and said plurality of interface clients, comprising: receiving, wirelessly with said wireless device, device from at least one of said plurality of interface clients, information about each of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients based on said wireless device being in proximity of each of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients, wherein said information about each of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients includes information about content communication capabilities of each of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients; conveying, wirelessly to a remote source by said wireless device, said information about each of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients; determining, by said remote source, a capability of each of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients based on at least said information about each of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients; selecting, by said remote source, one of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients to communicate content based on said determined capability of each of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients; receiving, wirelessly from said remote source by said wireless device, said content; presenting to said user at least a portion of said content via said wireless device; conveying, via said wireless device based on said wireless device being in proximity to said selected interface client, at least a portion of said content to said selected interface client; and presenting said at least a portion of said content to said user with said selected interface client.

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2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said presenting to said user at least a portion of said content via said wireless device, conveying, via said wireless device based on said wireless device being in proximity to said selected interface client, at least a portion of said content to said selected interface client, and presenting said at least a portion of said content to said user with said selected interface client comprises: presenting to said user said at least a portion of said content via said wireless device; pausing said presenting of said at least a portion of said content via said wireless device; and conveying, based on said wireless device being in proximity to said selected interface client, said at least a portion of said content via said wireless device to said selected interface client such that said at least a portion of said content is presented to said user via said wireless device and said selected interface client in a substantially continuous manner.

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3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said conveying, via said wireless device based on said wireless device being in proximity to said selected interface client, at least a portion of said content to said selected interface client is terminated based on said wireless device being beyond said proximity of said selected interface client.

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4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving, wirelessly from said remote source by said wireless device, information for conveying said at least a portion of said content to said selected interface client.

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5. The method of claim 4 , wherein said receiving, wirelessly from said remote source by said wireless device, said information comprises receiving said information from an infrastructure server.

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6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting, by said wireless device, a wireless device signal based on said wireless device being in proximity of one of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients prior to said receiving, by said wireless device, said information about said one of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients.

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7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising receiving, by said wireless device, an interface client signal from said one of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients, and wherein said transmitting, by said wireless device, said wireless device signal comprises transmitting said wireless device signal in response to said receiving said interface client signal.

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8. The method of claim 6 , wherein said transmitting said wireless device signal comprises transmitting a signal including information identifying said user.

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9. The method of claim 1 , wherein said information about each of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients further includes information about at least one of an input device and a location of said each of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients.

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10. A system for utilizing a wireless device and a plurality of interface clients in an interface roaming network for communicating content to a user via said wireless device and said plurality of interface clients, comprising: said plurality of interface clients; said wireless device configured to wirelessly receive from at least one of said plurality of interface clients information about said at least one of said plurality of interface clients based on said wireless device being in proximity of each of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients, wherein said information about said at least one of said plurality of interface clients includes at least information about content communication capabilities of each of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients; and a remote source; wherein said wireless device is further configured to wirelessly convey said information about each of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients to said remote source, said remote source is configured to determine a capability of each of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients based on at least said information about each of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients, said remote source is further configured to select one of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients to communicate content based on said determined capability of each of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients; said wireless device is further configured to wirelessly receive from said remote source said content, said wireless device is further configured to present to said user at least a portion of said content via said wireless device, and said wireless device is further configured to convey, based on said wireless device being in proximity to said selected interface client, at least a portion of said content to said selected interface client, and said selected interface client is configured to present said at least a portion of said content to said user.

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11. The system of claim 10 , wherein said wireless device is further configured to wirelessly receive, present and convey said at least a portion of said content from said remote source by: presenting to said user said at least a portion of said content via said wireless device; pausing said presenting of said at least a portion of said content via said wireless device; and conveying, based on said wireless device being in proximity to said selected interface client, said at least a portion of said content via said wireless device to said selected interface client such that said at least a portion of said content is presented to said user via said wireless device and said selected interface client in a substantially continuous manner.

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12. The system of claim 10 , wherein said wireless device is further configured to terminate said conveying of said at least a portion of said content from said remote source to said selected interface client based on said wireless device being beyond said proximity of said selected interface client.

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13. The system of claim 10 , wherein said wireless device is further configured to wirelessly receive from said remote source information for conveying said at least a portion of said content to said selected interface client.

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14. The system of claim 13 , wherein said wireless device is further configured to wirelessly receive from said remote source said information by receiving said information from an infrastructure server.

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15. The system of claim 10 , wherein said wireless device is further configured to transmit a wireless device signal based on said wireless device being in proximity of one of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients prior to said receiving, by said wireless device, said information about said one of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients.

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16. The system of claim 15 , wherein said wireless device is further configured to: receive an interface client signal from said one of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients, and transmit said wireless device signal in response to said receiving said interface client signal.

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17. The system of claim 15 , wherein said wireless device signal includes information identifying said user.

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18. The system of claim 10 , wherein said information about said at least one of said plurality of interface clients further includes information about at least one of an input device and a location of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients.

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Publication Date

December 7, 2010

Inventors

Christian Volf Olgaard
Spiros Nikolaos Bouas
Rick William Umstattd
Benny Madsen

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